Comments on: Google: A Powerful Mental Eraser http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/10/23/google-a-powerful-mental-eraser/ by Stephen E. Arnold Thu, 24 May 2012 08:08:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stephen E. Arnold http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/10/23/google-a-powerful-mental-eraser/comment-page-1/#comment-26514 Stephen E. Arnold Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:00:23 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=2614#comment-26514 Orlando Thanks for the comment. Stephen Arnold, October 24, 2008 Orlando

Thanks for the comment.

Stephen Arnold, October 24, 2008

]]> By: Orlando http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/10/23/google-a-powerful-mental-eraser/comment-page-1/#comment-26489 Orlando Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:53:14 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=2614#comment-26489 An interesting article, and I couldn't agree more. I find that I often need to take a hypnotic approach in these sorts of situations; I have to plan carefully what is said and consider what I am pre-disposing the listener to thinking. Not only in large open sessions, but also in smaller more intimate settings like product demonstrations. The phraseology is very very important and I can almost predict the outcome of a meeting based on how the 'listener' responds to what I've said. I have found that the principles of NLP, although somewhat flawed, can help in the smaller sessions where the conversation is two way, but larger sessions are a little more tricky. What routinely surprises me is that no matter how simply I pose a suggestion or premise the interpretation varies wildly.. An interesting article, and I couldn’t agree more. I find that I often need to take a hypnotic approach in these sorts of situations; I have to plan carefully what is said and consider what I am pre-disposing the listener to thinking. Not only in large open sessions, but also in smaller more intimate settings like product demonstrations.

The phraseology is very very important and I can almost predict the outcome of a meeting based on how the ‘listener’ responds to what I’ve said.

I have found that the principles of NLP, although somewhat flawed, can help in the smaller sessions where the conversation is two way, but larger sessions are a little more tricky.

What routinely surprises me is that no matter how simply I pose a suggestion or premise the interpretation varies wildly..

]]> By: Stephen E. Arnold http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/10/23/google-a-powerful-mental-eraser/comment-page-1/#comment-26396 Stephen E. Arnold Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:16:12 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=2614#comment-26396 Martin I know that audiences today consist of folks who like MTV cuts, smarmy tele evangelist type promises, and breathy reassurances that everything will be peachy in the morning. The notion of listening carefully, taking notes, and formulating thoughtful questions is not "with it" in my opinion. I have learned my lesson. Just don't mention Google, avoid referencing important companies that are not in the $12 million in sales Gartner search quadrant, and avoid words such as "predictive analytics," "search enabled applications," and "critical thinking". Maybe I should wear a Bart Simpson mask? I am actually glad I am old. I won't have to deal with 20 somethings who want to multi task during a lecture. Stephen Arnold, October 23, 2008 Martin

I know that audiences today consist of folks who like MTV cuts, smarmy tele evangelist type promises, and breathy reassurances that everything will be peachy in the morning. The notion of listening carefully, taking notes, and formulating thoughtful questions is not “with it” in my opinion. I have learned my lesson. Just don’t mention Google, avoid referencing important companies that are not in the $12 million in sales Gartner search quadrant, and avoid words such as “predictive analytics,” “search enabled applications,” and “critical thinking”. Maybe I should wear a Bart Simpson mask? I am actually glad I am old. I won’t have to deal with 20 somethings who want to multi task during a lecture.

Stephen Arnold, October 23, 2008

]]> By: Martin White http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/10/23/google-a-powerful-mental-eraser/comment-page-1/#comment-26388 Martin White Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:40:17 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=2614#comment-26388 Stephen I was there and I vouch for every word you say. But it's not just Google that makes delegates lose the power of intelligent thought. I recently ran a one day course on intranet governance. I asked what the attendees wanted to talk about and then we talked about them. One topic was usability, which was raised by a couple of delegates and we covered off in 10 minutes of a one day course. A delegate then complained on their evaluation form that usability was not intranet governance and should not have been included. Another gave me low scores because they were not involved in intranet work, even though they had paid to come to a one day course on intranet governance given by the founder of a company called Intranet Focus. Absolutely amazing! Stephen

I was there and I vouch for every word you say. But it’s not just Google that makes delegates lose the power of intelligent thought. I recently ran a one day course on intranet governance. I asked what the attendees wanted to talk about and then we talked about them. One topic was usability, which was raised by a couple of delegates and we covered off in 10 minutes of a one day course. A delegate then complained on their evaluation form that usability was not intranet governance and should not have been included. Another gave me low scores because they were not involved in intranet work, even though they had paid to come to a one day course on intranet governance given by the founder of a company called Intranet Focus.

Absolutely amazing!

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